Provost underlines commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at UCL

UCL President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur has announced that he will personally spearhead an ambitious new strategy to accelerate UCL's progress on equality, diversity and inclusion. Underlining the importance of the issue, the UCL Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) team will become part of the Office of the UCL President & Provost from 1 August. The intention is to heighten the impact and further raise the profile and strategic importance of EDI activity across the institution. A range of measures are also due to be unveiled later this year including the launch of a university-wide campaign to combat bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct. This will be accompanied by a new online 'support and report' tool, which includes an anonymous reporting function. The strategy builds on the successful work of UCL's EDI Team, which has delivered innovative  training to over 1,000 staff and this will be rolled out to a further 2,000 staff this year. A new full time Preventing Sexual Misconduct Manager has been appointed.